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“There are many abandoned children because of Greece’s financial crisis and the refugee situation. Parents are dropping off their children and not seeing them for months and months. “What if we started an orphanage?” Jenny heard the words fly out of her mouth before she processed them in her mind. The Call to Orphanages During a worship service Jenny prayed, “God, I know I’m called to preach, but I’m also called to the fatherless. What does that look like?” Sometime later, Nathan Morris, an evangelist from the U.K., prophesied over Jenny. “I see nations,” he said. “I see you going to barren lands where people have said it’s impossible to be refreshed. You’ll come in with the Holy Spirit and rivers of living water. You’ll come in and refresh the land. Yes, you’re called to preach, but I also see orphanages.” In that moment, God answered Jenny’s question. Starting an orphanage in Greece wasn’t just a random statement. It was a divine assignment. “In 2015, the Lord told me to move to Greece,” Jenny explains. “It was hard to leave my country and my family, but I said yes to God and moved there to start Abba House Thessaloniki. Greece is not a cheap place to live. Being part of the European Union, there are a lot of taxes. It also had a 25% unemployment rate, but we were able to provide jobs. “I had to stand in faith for my personal finances and for building and staffing Abba House. There were times when we had $2 in the bank, yet every time we needed to pay bills someone gave a donation in the exact amount we needed. “We opened Abba House in June 2016. My good friend Liana is the director of the home. We can take up to 25 orphans, but the numbers vary. A lot of children in Greece are social orphans. Their parents aren’t dead. They weren’t abused. They’re separated from their families because their families can’t afford to care for them. Bringing Families Together “There were four little boys in Abba House who’d been there almost from the beginning. Their mom was wonderful and loved them very much. But she struggled financially and mentally, and had trouble providing just for herself. As we saw more and more of these situations, we started a program called "Okogéneia Mazí," which means “Family Together.” Through this program, those four boys now live with their mother. We help her with job training, rent, housing, utilities and tutoring. We step in to help so families can stay together. We’ve seen some amazing testimonies. “During the time we were preparing Abba House and running it, I had a crush on Liana’s cousin,” Jenny says. “I was close to his family and we all hung out together. His name is Elias Papapostolou, and he is a software engineer. I didn’t think he would ever pay any attention to me. I liked him for two years before he seemed to notice me. “After dating for a while, we got married on October 27, 2019, at my family’s prayer cabin in Arkansas. My grandpa married us, and it was a precious service. We had a second ceremony in Greece. We’ve been married for three years and I’m thrilled to say that he thinks I’m a great cook!” Jenny and Elias now have a 1-year-old son, Andreas Alan Papapostolou, who was born in Greece but has dual citizenship. “My mom has always said that Partners are family. Having experienced both being a family member and a Partner with KCM, I can confirm that’s true. I love my grandparents’ integrity, and being a Partner with them is a great honor. It’s also great ground where we sow seed from our life and ministry. Looking back, I believe my ministry started when I answered the call to cook for them. “I sense the Lord is transitioning us back to the U.S. for now. There will be other orphanages in other places. The Lord has given me stewardship of a message, so I’ve written a second book, called "Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful Hidden Life." It describes my journey from a big life, a big family and a big ministry to a little village in Greece, and how God often reveals His kingdom so beautifully in small, holy hiddenness. I call it sacred smallness.” V JOIN US IN TEACHING BELIEVERS how to use their faith. PARTNER WITH KCM. kcm.org/partnerNOW ************************************ ************************************ ************************************ SEPT Read Through the Bible Old Testament / New Testament Thu 1 Job 11:1-13:19 / Eph. 6 Fri 2 Job 13:20-15:35 / Phil. 1 Sat 3 Job 16-18 Sun 4 Ps. 105; Prov. 22:1-16 Mon 5 Job 19-20 / Phil. 2 Tue 6 Job 21-22 / Phil. 3 Wed 7 Job 23-26 / Phil. 4 Thu 8 Job 27:1-29:6 / Col. 1 Fri 9 Job 29:7-31:15 / Col. 2 Sat 10 Job 31:16-33:18 Sun 11 Ps. 106; Prov. 22:17-29 Mon 12 Job 33:19-35:18 / Col. 3 Tue 13 Job 36:1-38:11 / Col. 4 Wed 14 Job 38:12-39:30 / 1 Thes. 1 Thu 15 Job 40-42 / 1 Thes. 2 Fri 16 Eccl. 1-3 / 1 Thes. 3 Sat 17 Eccl. 4:1-7:12 Sun 18 Ps. 107; Prov. 23:1-28 Mon 19 Eccl. 7:13-10:7 / 1 Thes. 4 Tue 20 Eccl. 10:8-Songs 2:7/1 Thes. 5 Wed 21 Songs 2:8-6:10 /2 Thes. 1 Thu 22 Songs 6:11-Isa. 1:31/2 Thes. 2 Fri 23 Isa. 2:1-5:7 / 2 Thes. 3 Sat 24 Isa. 5:8-7:25 Sun 25 Ps. 108-109; Prov. 23:29-24:22 Mon 26 Isa. 8:1-10:19 / 1 Tim. 1 Tue 27 Isa. 10:20-13:22 / 1 Tim. 2 Wed 28 Isa. 14-17 / 1 Tim. 3 Thu 29 Isa. 18:1-22:14 / 1 Tim. 4 Fri 30 Isa. 22:15-25:12 / 1 Tim. 5 ************************************* 16 : BVOV

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